Ode to Dingers: Mets 16, Phillies 7

Don't ask for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for everybody. - Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsThe Phillies flashed some early offense but were no match for the oddly omnipotent Mets.

Some people, particularly those whose writing style is limited by the bylaws of the AP Stylebook, are unable to utilize the word "dinger." I'm not sure of the reasoning behind this and, to tell you the truth, I haven't exactly taken it upon myself to look extensively into the matter, but it is a fact nonetheless.

And you know what? That fact is a sad one. It's sad for the writers who don't get to drop the word dinger into their work and get the pleasure of hearing the word in their heads as they think it, then type…